(Capps 25) The third part of the triptych that is never mentioned throughout the story is charity. If Brown had had "charity" it would have been the "antidote that would have allowed him to survive without despair the informed state in which he returned to Salem." (Camps 25) The ceremony then begins with a cry to "Bring forth the converts!" Surprisingly Goodman Brown steps forward. "He had no power to retreat one step, nor to resist, even in thought...” Goodman Brown at this point seems to be in a trance and he loses control of his body as he is unconsciously entering this service of converts to the devil. The leader of the service than addresses the crowd of converts in a disturbing manner. He informs them that all the members of the congregation are the righteous, honest, and incorruptible of the community. The sermon leader then informs the crowd of their leader's evil deeds such as attempted murder of the spouse and wife, adultery, and obvious blasphemy. After his sermon, the leader informs them to look upon each other and Goodman Brown finds himself face to face with Faith. The leader begins up again declaring that "Evil is the nature of mankind" and he welcomes the converts to "communion of your race". (The "communion of your race" statement reflects to the irony of Brown's earlier statement that he comes from "a race of honest men and good Christians.") The leader than dips his hand in the rock to draw a liquid from it and "to lay the mark of baptism upon their foreheads". Brown than snaps out from his trance and yells "Faith! Faith! Look up to Heaven and resist the wicked one!" At this, the ceremony ends and Brown finds himself alone. He does not know whether Faith, his wife, had kept her faith, but he finds himself alone which leads him to believe that he is also alone in his faith. Throughout the story, Brown lacks emotion, as a normal person would have had. The closest Brown comes to showing an emotion is...
